by Kimberly | Sep 12, 2011 | Uncategorized
1. Less than 4 weeks till our wedding day!
2. My new church family, First Baptist Church of Durham, definitely knows how to make a couple feel loved: they did a great job at showering us with love and generosity yesterday. What a blessing.
3. Treasuring Christ Curriculum is officially launched at Providence! Its so neat to hear parents excited about talking with their kids about the Gospel!
4. Football season is in full swing! Peyton hurt, Brantley doing awesome, SEC carrying college football, its going to be a good year! I may not watch too much of it until after the honeymoon, but that’s why I have ESPN on my phone!
5. I am reading Bonhoeffer on my Kindle right now – excellent stuff!
6. Got some neat opportunities for ministry (writing) this week! Can’t wait.
7. Going to the Aquarium this week with a great young couple of friends we love. Next weekend: new family visit to Williamsburg – haven’t been there since I was in K – or some young age like that. My Mom could probably scrounge up pictures!
Link Love:
1. Lasagna without meat – sign me up right now! http://www.eatliverun.com/spinach-mushroom-lasagna/
2. Love listening to Bible read aloud, quite a change from reading it.
3. Really like Keller’s definitions here
4. Really? DC comics – come on?
5. Think young kids can’t sit in “big church”?
That’s all I got time for today! 🙂 Enjoy!
by Kimberly | Sep 6, 2011 | Books
I like going into a book with low expectations – because then when it far exceeds what you think – you are wowed and pleasantly surprised.
I was able to both read/look at the pictures and listen to the CD (of John Piper reading) of The Misery of Job and the Mercy of God yesterday – at a quiet serene lake-front house after a very relaxing day. Something about books and lakes – could stay there for.ev.er.
Anyway, back to the book at hand.
Pictures: compelling – makes the story/poem come alive
Reading: if you like listening to Piper’s sermons – you will love this as he reads one of his poems.
Grace Factor: I don’t think I ever really noticed Job as a type of Christ in the OT. What an amazing Gospel- picture. At the end of each book, Piper put in a section about Grace. The Gospel. Jesus in the OT. Thank you Pastor John for pointing that out to us.
“Andnow come, broken, to the cross,
Where Christ embraced all human loss,
And let us bow before the throne
Of God, who gives and takes his own,
And promises – whatever toll
He takes – to satisfy our soul.
Come, learn the lesson of the rod:
The treasure that we have in God.
He is not poor nor much enticed
Who loses everything but Christ.” (pg 26)
Thoughts:
1. Job believed in the plan of God and how it was already made (past tense). “I yield to what you have decreed.” (p 18)
2. Love James 5:11
3. The reading: poetry (not a great big fan) but hearing him read it and the rightly placed words and hearing each part of the words read succinctly. Good stuff. Made it more pointed.
In my top 5 Piper books of all time!
by Kimberly | Aug 31, 2011 | Books
Suffering. Why? The book of Job in the Bible answers some questions. Jesus Himself says we will definitely suffer in this world because He suffered.
But, how are we to respond to suffering and disability within the church? What does the Bible have to say about our lives and our response to suffering?
In a book edited by Larry Waters and Roy Zuck (I love his teaching/education books that I picked up in seminary) – many authors are brought together to answer some tough questions. Their attempt to shepherd their readers (pastors, teachers, lay leaders, parents) through these heavy, weighty topics, is biblically-centered and pastorally rich.
I work with a volunteer couple at our church whose desire is to see the disabled children in our church have as much access to the Gospel as those who do not have disabilities. As we have figured out through recent lectures or books: we all need the Gospel. We need to make the gospel accessible to all: those with disabilities, those who are suffering, those who are orphaned, those who make 100k a year and are living the American dream. The Gospel is needed for all!
Joni Eareckson Tada says this truth plainly in her first chapter: “The greater one’s need, the greater will be his capacity. And the greater the capacity, the great will be one’s experience of the Savior.” (pg 19)
This book covers a wide variety of aspects regarding disability and suffering. From professional care to pastoral shepherding to personal experience: all wrapped up in how the Bible talks about suffering and disability. This is what I love about Zuck and Alcorn (who wrote the forward): handling life’s difficult situations with Biblical focus. The middle part of the book: walking through the parts of the Bible and how each handles suffering and disability: will help give every reader a biblical understanding, a look at God’s sovereignty in everything, and what our response should be.
My friend, Shannon, on her blog says it well: so that the works of God might be displayed.
by Kimberly | Aug 30, 2011 | Uncategorized
Some conferences are not worth going to me. Some are. This one, the Connecting Church and Home Conference in Louisville, KY at SBTS this past weekend, was definitely worth a 8.5 hour drive.
The men who lead this conference are a blessing to me: Randy Stinson, Bill Farley, Jimmy Scroggins, Russell Moore, Steve Wright, Jay Strother, Timothy Jones. Getting to meet Candice Watters was a blessing as was meeting and talking with Bill and Judy Farley.
Since I was there as a team member of Providence Baptist Church, I got to hang out at the Treasuring Christ Curriculum booth and talk to people about that. Neat to see what God is doing, and will do, through that. But, for the rest of the sessions, I tried to listen and learn with the mentality of a soon to be wife (and hopefully Mother later). This changes how I listen to talks. This is what I gained:
1. My only hope of being an invaluable wife and helper to my husband and a discipling mother to our children is the GOSPEL. I must saturate my days in the Word and spend much time there.
2. My main job as a mother is to make disciples of my children. I can only be faithful in the task – but I am not responsible for the outcome. God handles all decisions of the heart and the gospel.
3. If we (as pastor’s wives) feel we live in a fishbowl and everyone is watching us – WE ARE. 1 Timothy 3 says that we will be watched. Live, NOT perfectly, but according to the Gospel of Christ.
4. The way we are going to preserve – is by teaching the Gospel, walking in the Word with our children.
5. Busyness is idolatry. Buffer your time – don’t pack out your calendar. Learn to say no to opportunities to serve. I’ve lived my life with a YES mentality – and I have to change my focus. Not saying NO to everything – but involving my husband in the decision making process, allow him to protect me (and my yes saying ability), and be particular about what you are going to say yes to.
6. I need to increasingly see all of my life (home, writing, kids, relationship with Eric, exericse, ministry) in light of the Gospel.
7. It is crucial that our kids see EC and I reflect Christ – imputed righteousness.
Two best talks of the wknd?
1. Randy Stinson – mainly to men, but I loved hearing my former boss talk and always walk away encouraged. Let me tell you – listening to his talks before didn’t always leave me encouraged, because I couldn’t find a single man around my age who lived those principles out. God, in His grace and perfect timing, led me to Eric. Eric found me. I’m thankful for him and his walk with Christ.
2. Bill Farley – applying each part of the gospel to parenting. Good stuff.
The main sessions aren’t up yet (audio), but keep checking back on www.sbts.edu and they will be – I promise!
by Kimberly | Aug 8, 2011 | Uncategorized
Main thing on my mind today: 2 months till W Day! Yes, that’s right folks, two months from today will be the day I’ve waited a long time for – and I get to see God’s grace extended to me by marrying Mr. Eric Campbell. Can’t wait1
1. My dress is in – matron of honor will hopefully be heading with me on Friday to pick it up! Woot!
2. Many important things to be praying about: friends, babies, relationships, gospel.
3. In two weeks, I’ll be heading to Louisville, via Cleveland TN. Can’t wait to see friends and talk about how to connect the church and the family.
4. Watched the Adjustment Bureau this weekend. Except for the bad theology – it was a good movie. But, it makes you think about what you believe the Bible says – which is good too!
5. Watched We Are Marshall again this weekend, cry every time through the entire thing. Such a powerful movie, want to stop by the campus one day during a drip to Louisville – may do that on this one
6. What are some things on your bucket list? Do you have a bucket list?
Link Love:
1. Fiancee and I talked about Thanksgiving last night. Then I read this blog this morning. Makes me think. Remember Christ!
2. Thank you Jena for this recipe. yummy – really good for french toast or bread pudding too!
3. Wow – what a great blog by Stockman on everything.
4. I love her photography. Makes me want to be there – which is a sign of good photography!
5. What an insightful post by Carolyn on single and married folks in the church community.
6. This is just fun!
7. Will be making this for an upcoming date night – with some fresh salmon!
